1890: - J. MacPherson scored a hat-trick for Rangers against Cambuslang in their 6-2 victory in the Scottish League to score the League’s first ever hat-trick.
1947: - In the first ever match played by a Chinese club in Britain, Sing Tao (Hong Kong) lost 5-2 to Dulwich Hamlet. Sing Tao were the leading club at the time and in their short tour they won only two of nine matches, beating Oxford City 4-1 and Ilford 4-3. They lost to Athenian League 1-5, Isthmian League 2-3, Walton & Hersham 1-2, Walthamstow Avenue 2-3, Bromley 1-3 and Barnet 3-5.
1957: - “Chick” Thomson of Chelsea transferred to Nottingham Forest. The goalkeeper in their Championship season of 1954-1955 stayed with Forest until 1961 and won an FA Cup winners’ medal in 1959 with them.
1958: - Tommy Docherty moved to Arsenal from Preston North End for £20,000 after appearing in 324 appearances for North End.
1963: - Arsenal paid Dundee £62,500 for Ian Ure which at the time was a record fee for a half-back. The Scottish international played in 84 games for the London club.
2004: - Southampton manager Paul Sturrock parted company with the south-coast club despite having been in charge for only 5 months. The Saints chairman Rupert Lowe claimed the media speculation had proved too much for Sturrock to take, despite allegations that he himself had placed too much pressure on him.
2006: - Portsmouth’s Pedro Mendes was left unconscious and needing hospital treatment after Manchester City’s Ben Thatcher elbowed him in the face after the two challenged for the same ball. Thatch was shown a yellow card for the incident but he was later banned by his club and charged with violent misconduct by The Football Association.
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